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Unconventionally produced bomb
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional
Improvised_explosive_device
Device that creates a violent release of energy
An explosive device typically refers to a bomb that is not used by a military. It contains an explosive with a detonator connected to a triggering mechanism
Explosive_device
Explosive device that an individual wears
An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, suicide vest or bomb vest) is an improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest packed with explosives and
Explosive_belt
Activity to dispose of and render safe explosive munitions and other materials
Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe. Bomb
Bomb_disposal
confirmed bombs sent were improvised explosive devices, though none had a trigger mechanism. None of the devices exploded outside a controlled setting
2018 United States pipe bomb mailings
2018_United_States_pipe_bomb_mailings
Shaped charge used in nuclear weapons
An explosive lens—as used, for example, in nuclear weapons—is a highly specialized shaped charge. In general, it is a device composed of several explosive
Explosive_lens
Substance that can explode
reactions with metals. An explosive device typically refers to a bomb that is not used by a military. It contains an explosive with a detonator connected
Explosive
Improvised explosive device
bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or
Car_bomb
Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
— Rick Atkinson, The Washington Post EFPs have been used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against armoured cars, for example in the 1989 assassination
Explosively_formed_penetrator
Explosive device not necessarily for military use
A nuclear explosive is an explosive device that derives its energy from nuclear reactions. Almost all nuclear explosive devices that have been designed
Nuclear_explosive
Small explosive device
A squib is a miniature explosive device used in a wide range of industries and applications, from special effects to the military. It resembles a tiny
Squib_(explosive)
Explosive device hidden in a body cavity of a person or animal
(BCB) is an explosive device hidden inside the body of a person in order to commit a suicide attack. Although this is a common plot device in fiction,
Body_cavity_bomb
Small explosive device used to trigger a larger explosion
small explosive device or small quantity of explosive, which can be combined with a fuse, used for detonating a larger charge of high explosive. Detonators
Detonator
Explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria
Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device, and The Jerusalem Post speculated that the pager explosions may have
2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
2024_Lebanon_electronic_device_attacks
Improvised explosive device consisting of explosive material within a sealed pipe
improvised explosive device (IED), a bomb made from a piece of pipe. From a technical point of view, a pipe bomb is a mechanically strong containment device, filled
Pipe_bomb
Mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
cinema. Earlier, he had rigged his apartment with homemade explosives and incendiary devices. These were defused by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
2012_Aurora_theater_shooting
Device regulated by the US National Firearms Act
In the United States, a destructive device is a type of firearm or explosive device regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934, revised by the Omnibus
Destructive_device
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
In an explosive, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word
Fuse_(explosives)
Weapons intended to start fires
not stop, combustion, releasing energy over a longer time than an explosive device. In the case of napalm, the gel adheres to surfaces and resists suppression
Incendiary_device
Modular explosive used for ordinance disposal & demolitions
modular explosive device used for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) or demolitions developed by the British company Alford Technologies. The device is designed
Krakatoa_(explosive)
School attack in Moscow Oblast, Russia
with a knife; pepper spray; an imitation handgun; and an improvised explosive device. He went to the bathroom, started the livestream, got ready for the
2025_Odintsovo_school_attack
Device or setup intended to kill, harm, or surprise a human or animal
triggered by vehicles driving along a road, as in the case of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Booby traps should not be confused with mantraps which are
Booby_trap
Non-nuclear device that creates an electromagnetic pulse
An explosively pumped flux compression generator (EPFCG) is a device used to generate a high-power electromagnetic pulse by compressing magnetic flux
Explosively pumped flux compression generator
Explosively_pumped_flux_compression_generator
1980 extortion attempt in Stateline, Nevada, United States
FBI experts, the Harvey's bomb remains the most complex improvised explosive device they have examined, and a replica of "the machine", as the extortionists
Harvey's_Resort_Hotel_bombing
Pyrotechnic device
York Times (January 3, 1994) "9-year-old girl critical after illegal explosive device detonates inside home, Philadelphia police say". Archived from the
M-80_(explosive)
Irish Republican armed group formed in 2012
claimed to be behind the explosive devices, stating that they had sent 5 devices, but only 4 had been discovered. The fifth device was discovered on 22 March
New_Irish_Republican_Army
X-ray baggage scanner
The CTX (Computed Tomography X-ray) is an explosive detection device, a family of x-ray devices developed by InVision Technologies in 1990 that uses CAT
CTX (explosive-detection device)
CTX_(explosive-detection_device)
Topics referred to by the same term
computer Improvised explosive device (IED) Nuclear weapon Device (metal band), American industrial metal band active 2012–2014 Device (pop-rock band), American
Device
Explosive device
is a type of improvised explosive device which uses commercially available bottled gas cylinders, a kind of BLEVE. The devices have been used in terror
Propane_bomb
attacks and sabotage using explosive devices by criminals in Sweden. The weapons used are weapons such as hand grenades and explosives intended for either civilian
Bombings_in_Sweden
US Navy personnel who render safe or detonate unexploded ordnance
grenades Air Ordnance Division Focuses on bombs and missiles Improvised Explosive Device Includes "homemade bombs” Bio/Chem Division Includes lessons on various
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Navy)
Bombing attack in France
an individual attacked the LGBT center in Tours, France, with an explosive device containing acid and aluminum. The attack resulted in no casualties
2023_Tours_bombing
British blast-incendiary field expedient explosive device
blast-incendiary field expedient explosive device, manufactured by mixing diesel oil, Thermite and Nobel 808 plastic explosive. It was created by Lieutenant
Lewes_bomb
2000 Colombian death by explosive device
Cortés was killed after assailants locked an explosive device around her neck and demanded a ransom. The device detonated while authorities attempted to remove
Boyacá_necklace_bomb_incident
Flower Moon. In 2025, he starred as a washed-up former member and explosive device expert of a revolutionary group known as the French 75 in the Paul
Leonardo_DiCaprio_filmography
Bombings during WWI
at sea. Brought into port of Liverpool by H.M.S. Ajax." Improvised explosive device Pencil detonator Notes von Rintelen 1998. MacDonnell 1995. Wallace
Pencil_bomb_attacks
Type of military equipment
standoff detection of explosives and explosive precursor components and defeating the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) devices themselves as part of
Counter-IED_equipment
Small explosive device
cities. The pétard was a fairly primitive and exceedingly dangerous explosive device, comprising a brass or iron bell-shaped or rectangular container filled
Petard
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
Parmar needed an explosive device to blow up a bridge or something large in India, and that he needed timers for an explosive device. The relay could
Air_India_Flight_182
Methods to prevent destructive asteroid hits
explosive device, which would be equivalent to the kinetic energy of a one-kilometer-diameter (0.6 mi) asteroid. The theoretical one-gigaton device would
Asteroid_impact_avoidance
Variety of plastic explosive
variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer
C-4_(explosive)
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
usually applied to explosive devices used for civilian purposes such as construction or mining, although the people using the devices may sometimes refer
Bomb
Failed bank robbery by unidentified perpetrator
portal Crime portal Brian Douglas Wells, bank robber killed by an explosive device around his neck "40-Year-Old Kenora Bomber Remains A Mystery | CKDR
1973 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce bank robbery
1973_Canadian_Imperial_Bank_of_Commerce_bank_robbery
US Department of Defense organization
Agency (DTRA) that deals with improvised threats such as the improvised explosive device (IEDs) and small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs). JIDO was born from
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization
Joint_Improvised-Threat_Defeat_Organization
1979 bomb attack in Mullaghmore, Ireland
bomb team, which included McMahon, constructed a device containing fifty pounds (23 kg) of the explosive gelignite. McMahon placed this on Shadow V on the
Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
Assassination_of_Lord_Mountbatten
American Army officer (born 1975)
He served in the Iraq War, where he was wounded by an improvised explosive device in 2004 and received the Purple Heart. He later became a foreign area
Alex_Vindman
Type of weapon
manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Certain types of explosive ordnance and many improvised explosive devices are sometimes
Explosive_weapon
Military badge of the United States Armed Forces
high explosive munitions including other types of ordnance such as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons along with improvised explosive devices (IED)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Badge
1988 aircraft bombing over Scotland
satisfied that it has been proved that the primary suitcase containing the explosive device was dispatched from Malta, passed through Frankfurt, and was loaded
Pan_Am_Flight_103
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
accelerate through it. A fuel–air explosive (FAE) device consists of a container of fuel and two separate explosive charges. After the munition is dropped
Thermobaric_weapon
Series of Israeli military engagements in the occupied West Bank
Wissam Ziad Hanoun was also killed. During the raid suspects threw explosive devices at IDF soldiers and they responded with live fire. CCTV footage depicting
Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Gaza_war
2007 Colombian film by Spiros Stathoulopoulos
improvised explosive device (IED) being placed around the neck of an extortion victim. The name came from the PVC pipes used for the explosive device. This
PVC-1
American mass murderer (born 1987)
booby-trapped his apartment with explosive devices before heading to the theater. Police later confirmed the presence of explosives in the apartment. Holmes was
James_Holmes_(mass_murderer)
2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom
bombings. Carrying a large backpack, Abedi detonated an improvised explosive device containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and nuts and bolts serving
Manchester_Arena_bombing
Specialized body armor for protection from explosions
sides from an explosive device. The suit protects in several ways. It deflects or stops projectiles that may come from an exploded device. The second way
Bomb_suit
Simple explosive device
A chlorine bomb is a small explosive device which uses the pressure of chemically produced chlorine gas or other chlorine-containing gases such as hydrogen
Chlorine_bomb
Weapon less likely to kill a target
weapon called the Active Denial System, a focused high frequency microwave device said to be capable of heating all living matter in the target area rapidly
Non-lethal_weapon
Simple explosive device
A dry ice bomb is a simple explosive device consisting of dry ice and water in a sealed container. Dry ice bombs are commonly made from simple materials
Dry_ice_bomb
Iranian nuclear explosive device program
the existence of any program aimed at the development of a nuclear explosive device, and in particular denied the existence of the AMAD Plan when reporting
AMAD_Project
Theoretical illicit nuclear weapon
An Improvised nuclear device (IND) is a theoretical illicit nuclear weapon bought, stolen, or otherwise originating from a nuclear state, or a weapon fabricated
Improvised_nuclear_device
Protection against vehicle ramming
globe sought to mitigate the effects of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and vehicle-ramming attacks. The sorts of places that warrant
Hostile_vehicle_mitigation
Non-lethal grenade
flash grenade, flashbang, thunderflash, or sound bomb, is a non-lethal explosive device used to temporarily disorient an enemy's senses. Upon detonation, a
Stun_grenade
Anti-personnel explosive device
A nail bomb is an anti-personnel improvised explosive device containing nails to increase its effectiveness at harming victims. The nails act as shrapnel
Nail_bomb
2003 American death by explosive collar
Commerce bank robbery, in which a bank robber was killed due to an explosive device Boyacá necklace bomb incident, a 2000 extortion attempt using a collar
Pizza_bomber
Assassination attempts and threats against Turkish politician, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
from the rear. An explosive device was discovered beneath a police vehicle securing a rally of president Erdoğan in Siirt. The device was discovered just
Security incidents involving Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Security_incidents_involving_Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan
Use of nuclear explosives for non-military purposes
tests, some with multiple devices, between 1965 and 1988 under the auspices of Program No. 6—Employment of Nuclear Explosive Technologies in the Interests
Peaceful_nuclear_explosion
Explosive weapon
Dense inert metal explosive (DIME) is an experimental type of explosive that has a relatively small but effective blast radius. It is manufactured by
Dense_inert_metal_explosive
Terrorist attack in Balochistan, Pakistan
from the Balochistan Constabulary was targeted with an improvised explosive device, resulting in the deaths of three soldiers and injuries to twenty others
2025_Mastung_bus_bombing
1994–present republican insurgency in Northern Ireland
'Army of the Republic') claimed responsibility for planting a roadside explosive device in Belfast on 1 November 2017. It is also believed that Arm na Poblachta
Dissident Irish republican campaign
Dissident_Irish_republican_campaign
2018 school shooting in Crimea
acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices". After the first reports of an alleged terrorist attack in
Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
Kerch_Polytechnic_College_massacre
pro-Russian official and de facto mayor of Melitopol. On 18 June, an explosive device went off in the car of Yevgeny Sobolev, the head of the Kherson Region
Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian_resistance_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
Irish-republican paramilitary group
emerged in 2017 by claiming responsibility for planting an improvised explosive device on Pantridge Road in Belfast. They claimed responsibility for a rocket
Arm_na_Poblachta
Scenario in which controls in an aircraft are disabled
underneath it. The resultant damage inflicted by the propeller caused an explosive decompression, severed cables connected to the plane's throttles and control
Flight_with_disabled_controls
US Army bomb disposal personnel
Improvised Explosive Device and EOD Working Groups. Explosive Ordnance Disposal has existed in various forms since the invention of explosives and industrial
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Army)
Russian military officer (1966–2025)
Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow. According to reports, an improvised explosive device (IED) with shrapnel was detonated remotely in a parked car as Moskalik
Yaroslav_Moskalik
British Army officer
genuinely claim to be founder of the SAS than I." Lewes also invented an explosive device for use by the SAS, the eponymous Lewes bomb. Lewes was born in Calcutta
Jock_Lewes
Improvised explosive device
A pressure cooker bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) created by inserting explosive material into a pressure cooker and attaching a blasting
Pressure_cooker_bomb
Counter radio-controlled IED jamming device
improvised explosive device (IED) jammer built by Sierra Nevada Corp, designed to counter specifically Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED)
Thor_III
Explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation
A tandem-charge or dual-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation, assisting it to penetrate either
Tandem-charge
Former granite monument in Georgia, US
platform called for the monument to be removed. On July 6, 2022, an explosive device was detonated at the site, destroying the Swahili/Hindi language slab
Georgia_Guidestones
Explosive device whose detonation is triggered by a timer
are a frequent plot device in thriller and action films as they offer a way of imparting a dramatic sense of urgency. The explosive charge is the main
Time_bomb
2000 trial in the Netherlands
the sabotage of PA 103 was caused by: the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED); an IED that was contained within a Toshiba radio cassette player
Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial
Pan_Am_Flight_103_bombing_trial
Ongoing insurgency in Burkina Faso (2015–present)
April, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin detonated an improvised explosive device on a French military vehicle, injuring two people. An allied detachment
Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Islamist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso
U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1970–2005)
Bradley fighting vehicle they were riding in struck an improvised explosive device despite suffering second and third-degree burns over 72% of his body
Alwyn_Cashe
2016 terrorist attack in Poland
at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, placed a homemade explosive device on a bus stopping at Kościuszko Street. Five days later, police arrested
2016_Wrocław_attack
Terrorism method
A letter bomb is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the recipient when opened. They have
Letter_bomb
Bombing the same location a second time
air strike, artillery shelling, or detonation of explosive weapon or improvised explosive device) with a deliberately timed second strike in the same
Double-tap_strike
Maltese court witness (1944–2016)
investigators to have been in the same suitcase as the improvised explosive device (IED) that brought the aircraft down. Gauci's account as a witness
Tony_Gauci
British spree killer (1944–2014)
revolver and two pistols. The bomb squad was called in to make the explosive device safe. This was featured in the Channel 5 documentary series The Nightmare
Barry_Williams_(spree_killer)
IED attack in India
On 29 October 2023, a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb
2023_Kerala_bombing
bomb: locally-produced explosive device, consisting of a length of plastic pipe or old grenade packing tubes filled with explosive and fitted with a grenade
List of weapons of the Rhodesian Bush War
List_of_weapons_of_the_Rhodesian_Bush_War
American domestic terrorist (born 1966)
initially hailed as a hero for being the first one to spot Rudolph's explosive device and helping to clear the area, Jewell came under FBI scrutiny in the
Eric_Rudolph
Provisional IRA attack in Bournemouth, England
and at the pier. Four devices were incendiary devices, whilst the other two were explosive devices. A larger explosive device, that was believed to have
1993_Bournemouth_bombing
Russian general (1970–2024)
December 2024, Kirillov was killed in Moscow by the detonation of an explosive device as a result of a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) special operation
Igor_Kirillov_(general)
2021 school shooting in Russia
for an explosive device and manufactured a homemade explosive device called “Ammonal” in his apartment. He placed the detonator and explosive substance
Kazan_school_shooting
2020 school bus explosion in Toeni, Burkina Faso
Toeni bus bombing occurred when a school bus drove over an improvised explosive device in Toeni, Burkina Faso, killing fourteen people and injuring nine others
Toeni_bus_bombing
Threat to detonate an explosive device
to detonate an explosive or incendiary device to cause property damage, death, injuries, and/or incite fear, whether or not such a device actually exists
Bomb_threat
Political demonstrations in Gaza
the protests. In February 2018, four IDF soldiers were injured by an explosive device concealed in a Palestinian flag placed on the Gazan border fence during
2018–2019 Gaza border protests
2018–2019_Gaza_border_protests
homemade detonators and an explosive compound hexamethylene triperoxide diamine. HMTD has been used to make improvised explosive devices by groups such as al-Qaeda
List of Atomwaffen Division members in the United States who faced criminal charges
List_of_Atomwaffen_Division_members_in_the_United_States_who_faced_criminal_charges
Militant group
entire Jewish community in the Netherlands". On March 15, an improvised explosive device was detonated at the Atrium office complex in Amsterdam’s Zuidas business
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia
Harakat_Ashab_al-Yamin_al-Islamia
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